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Pico de Orizaba
Climbing Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) - the highest mountain in Mexico
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Pico de Orizaba from Tlachichuca
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Loading up the trucks at Tlachichuca
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El Pico (as they call it) is hidden in clouds
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Arriving at Piedra Grande - the hut below Pico de Orizaba
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Our gear inside Piedra Grande hut
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Piedra Grande hut
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Piedra Grande hut
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An acclimatization hike above Piedra Grande hut
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Piedra Grande hut is a popular destination for off road enthusiasts
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Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) from Piedra Grande
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First steps on Jamapa Glacier - the ice field north of the summit
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Sunrise colours from Jamapa Glacier
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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The sun is rising over Jamapa Glacier
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There are some surreal views during the climb
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Pico de Orizaba is still far
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Cofre de Perote (4282 m) from Jamapa Glacier
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A large group of climbers emerges from the Labyrinth - the couloirs below the glacier
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My shadow inside a circular rainbow where the morning sun meets the slope's outline
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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It is surreal up here!
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Central Mexico is replete of extinct volcanoes
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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The wind is moving clouds at an enormous speed over the summit
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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Popocatépetl (5426 m), Iztaccihuatl (5230 m) and La Malinche (4461 m) from just below Pico de Orizaba
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Climbing Pico de Orizaba
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The ice is nice and crispy!
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Pico de Orizaba's crater
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Pico de Orizaba's summit
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On top of Pico de Orizaba
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Sierra Negra (4640 m) - Pico de Orizaba's neighbour
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Some climbers coming down from the summit
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Some climbers coming down from the summit
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The crater's rim
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On the summit!
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On the summit!
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On the summit!
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On the summit!
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On the summit!
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Looking south from the summit
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Looking down the Jamapa Glacier
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Pico de Orizaba's crater
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Descending from the summit
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Descending from the summit
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Descending from the summit
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Descending down the Labyrinth
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Pico de Orizaba (5636 m)
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Pico de Orizaba (5636 m)
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Pico de Orizaba (5636 m)